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Niches / Bullet Hell + Side Scroller

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Bullet Hell + Side Scroller

Games tagged both Bullet Hell and Side Scroller: 63 indie paid launches, 2 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

  • A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Bullet Hell + Side Scroller priced under $5.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of its tags

The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?Under $5

Bullet Hell + Side Scroller is too small to compare with Bullet Hell and is too small to compare with Side Scroller: 0 of its 35 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1.1 in 100 for Bullet Hell and 1 of 615 launches for Side Scroller.

Small sample: 35 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneBullet Hell
1.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 93
Typical earnings$229
Launches840 / 9 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairBullet Hell + Side Scroller
0 of 35launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 35 launches
Typical earnings$141
Launches35 / 0 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagSide Scroller
1 of 615launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 615 launches
Typical earnings$115
Launches615 / 1 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Side Scroller is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices63 in pairUnder $535 in pair$5 to $1016 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 35 games tagged both Bullet Hell and Side Scroller priced under $5. 0 of 35 of them earned $100k+, against 1.1 in 100 for Bullet Hell-only games and 1 of 580 for Side Scroller-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Bullet Hell alone and is too small to compare with Side Scroller alone.

Both: 35 games priced under $5; 0 of 35 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $141.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 35 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet.

3Comparables

Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

TEVIleads this pair67.8%
PairTEVI67.8%
Bullet HellDELTARUNE44.0%
Side ScrollerMandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree9.3%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Bullet Hell + Side Scroller

What this card holds

  • Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
  • One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
  • Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready
Same price banddata ready
Launched within a year of each otherplanned
Earned $100k+planned
The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • TEVI earned 67.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 63 Bullet Hell + Side Scroller launches.
  • Bullet Hell is led by DELTARUNE, with 44.0% of its money.
  • Side Scroller is led by Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, with 9.3% of its money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.

Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Bullet Hell + Side Scroller is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Bullet Hell + Side Scroller through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view60 of 63 launchesWithout the breakout62 of 63 launchesLast 18 months17 of 63 launches
Launches counted632 hits601 hits621 hits170 hits
Earned $100k+2 of 63too few for a rate1 of 60too few for a rate1 of 62too few for a rate0 of 17too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$306top tenth $28,524+$337$306$267
Chance against standardthe base-47.5%1.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell-49.2%1.6 fewer in 100-100.0%3.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+10.1%$31 more; too few to tell0.0%no change-12.7%$39 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Bullet Hell and Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 63 launches.

Launches counted
632 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 63too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$306top tenth $28,524+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 3 of 63 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
601 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 60too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$337
Chance against standard
-47.5%1.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+10.1%$31 more; too few to tell
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, TEVI (67.8% of the money): 62 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
621 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 62too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$306
Chance against standard
-49.2%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 17 of 63.

Launches counted
170 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 17too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$267
Chance against standard
-100.0%3.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-12.7%$39 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Bullet Hell and Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 63 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 3 of 63 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, TEVI (67.8% of the money): 62 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 17 of 63.

Bullet Hell is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Bullet Hell through every lens, all prices
Bullet HellBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,303 of 1,359 launchesWithout the breakout1,358 of 1,359 launchesLast 18 months377 of 1,359 launches
Launches counted1,35955 hits1,30348 hits1,35854 hits37715 hits
Earned $100k+4.0 in 1001 in 253.7 in 1001 in 274.0 in 1001 in 254.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings$501top tenth $22,489+$505$501$574
Chance against standardthe base-9.0%0.4 fewer in 100-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.8%$4 more0.0%no change+14.6%$73 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Bullet Hell, 12 to 36 months old: 1,359 launches.

Launches counted
1,35955 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$501top tenth $22,489+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 56 of 1,359 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,30348 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$505
Chance against standard
-9.0%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.8%$4 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (44.0% of the money): 1,358 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,35854 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$501
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 377 of 1,359.

Launches counted
37715 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$574
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+14.6%$73 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Bullet Hell, 12 to 36 months old: 1,359 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 56 of 1,359 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (44.0% of the money): 1,358 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 377 of 1,359.

Side Scroller holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Side Scroller through every lens, all prices
Side ScrollerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,041 of 1,064 launchesWithout the breakout1,063 of 1,064 launchesLast 18 months288 of 1,064 launches
Launches counted1,06434 hits1,04133 hits1,06333 hits28811 hits
Earned $100k+3.2 in 1001 in 313.2 in 1001 in 323.1 in 1001 in 323.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings$354top tenth $17,816+$354$351$287
Chance against standardthe base-0.8%no change-2.8%0.1 fewer in 100+19.5%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change-0.8%$3 less-18.9%$67 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 1,064 launches.

Launches counted
1,06434 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$354top tenth $17,816+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 23 of 1,064 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,04133 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$354
Chance against standard
-0.8%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree (9.3% of the money): 1,063 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,06333 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$351
Chance against standard
-2.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.8%$3 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 288 of 1,064.

Launches counted
28811 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$287
Chance against standard
+19.5%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
-18.9%$67 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 1,064 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 23 of 1,064 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree (9.3% of the money): 1,063 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 288 of 1,064.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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